Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance of the technology, the Open Mobile Alliance today released an updated version of its DRM specifications."There is a strong market...
WASHINGTON-Thomas Wheeler, until recently the nation's top mobile-phone lobbyist and now a major fund-raiser for surging Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, had his $2 million salary padded in 2002 with a $500,000 bonus from the $37 million sale of a for-profit subsidiary of the...
WASHINGTON-The public-safety members of the Consensus Plan coalition to solve the 800 MHz interference problem upped the ante on Thursday by delivering a letter to the White House and promoting a segment on Saturday's "America's Most Wanted.""Two years is too long, Mr. President, for...
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers' hands."Cell phones have become inescapable," said McGreevey, who signed the bill into law last week. "They are part...
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers' hands."Cell phones have become inescapable," said McGreevey, who signed the bill into law yesterday. "They are part of...
WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Susan Kennedy has decided not to offer a competing bill of rights for telecom consumers-one that exempts mobile-phone carriers from new rules-during Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's review of existing state regulations."We will not put out an alternate during the governor's...
WASHINGTON-A British government advisory panel says research indicates mobile phones and base stations do not pose health risks to citizens, but cautioned that limitations of studies and the relatively short time of widespread wireless use dictates that more experiments be conducted to determine if...
WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional affairs."Bob and I worked side-by-side through much of my time in Congress and I...
WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional affairs."Bob and I worked side-by-side through much of my time in Congress and I...
WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent used the biggest news in the nation's capital last week-Joe Gibbs returning to coach the Redskins-to justify his actions as he fired five people and named three new staffers."Nobody expects Joe Gibbs to come in with the Washington Redskins and retain...
WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent moved swiftly Thursday to announce his new communications vice president and lobbyist after confirming to RCR Wireless News that he was making significant changes in the wireless trade association.John Walls, the anchor of NBC-affiliate KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Okla., will become the...
WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association moves into its new headquarters Jan. 20, there will be a new team in place, said CTIA President Steve Largent, confirming to RCR Wireless News that four senior executives have been laid off this week in addition...
WASHINGTON-Meredith M. Attwell, a former wireless industry lobbyist, has joined the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as a senior advisor to Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael Gallagher."Meredith has the executive branch background, the trade association experience and the legal expertise to be an...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Monday named Brian Kidney as chief operating officer-a new position in the organization."The COO job was designed to keep the trains running on time in order to ensure that CTIA is even faster, more effective and more responsive...
WASHINGTON-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger-despite lacking jurisdiction over the California Public Utilities Commission-is quietly pressing regulators to follow an executive order freezing pending regulations until their economic impact can be assessed, setting up a political showdown at the agency over an upcoming vote on a proposed...
Editor’s Note: Each year, RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2003 is the consumer, the collective 150 million wireless subscribers who are changing the wireless industry with both their praises and their complaints. The...
Editor's Note: Each year, RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2003 is the consumer, the collective 150 million wireless subscribers who are changing the wireless industry with both their praises and their complaints. ...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming company Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced a sequel to its popular Jamdat Bowling application, a game that will feature enhanced audio and multiplayer features."With over 2 million downloads, the original Jamdat Bowling is a milestone wireless game for the company and the...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming company Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced a sequel to its popular Jamdat Bowling application, a game that will feature enhanced audio and multiplayer features."With over 2 million downloads, the original Jamdat Bowling is a milestone wireless game for the company and the...
WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia in July is expected to join New York and a handful of other locales that require drivers to use hands-free devices when driving and talking after a bill passed the city council last week.The bill calls for $100 fines, which...
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers that receive universal-service support should submit to auditing to ensure that the subsidies they receive are being used to upgrade and improve networks in rural America, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein told reporters following his speech Thursday at the 21st Annual Institute on...
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers that receive universal service support should submit to auditing to ensure that the subsidies they receive are being used to upgrade and improve networks in rural America, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein told reporters following his speech Thursday at the 21st Annual Telecommunications...
WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia in July is expected to join New York and a handful of other localities that require drivers to use hands-free devices when driving and talking after a bill passed the city council Tuesday .The bill calls for $100 fines, but...
